Table 4 Overview of selected, freely accessible web-based geoportals providing information about malnutrition in SSA
Name | Organi-zation | Type of malnutrition data | Data format | Spatial scale of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Complex Emergency Database (CE-DAT),[28] | CRED | Adult and child malnutrition indicators | - Web map | Regional and national |
- Downloadable ready-to-use map | ||||
- Downloadable GIS data product | ||||
Food Insecurity, Poverty and Environment Global GIS Database (FGGD),[32] | FAO | Malnutrition indicators | - Web map | National |
Global Database on Body Mass Index,[33] | WHO | BMI adults | - Web map | National |
Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA),[34] | WHO | Malnutrition indicators | - Web map | National |
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC),[37] | CIESIN | Child malnutrition | - Web map | Regional and national |
- Downloadable ready-to-use map | ||||
The DHS Program: Spatial Data Repository,[36] | USAID | Maternal and child malnutrition indicators | - Downloadable GIS data product | Regional and national |
The DHS Program STATcompiler,[38] | USAID | Maternal and child malnutrition indicators | - Web map | Regional and national |
The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS),[35] | IFPRI | Adult and child malnutrition indicators | - Web map | National |